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by Ruskin Bond (Author)
'Why do you spend so much time in the trees?' complained my grandmother. ' Why not do something useful for a change?' ' The trees are my brothers, ' I would say. ' I like to play with them.' From the banyans of the plains to the deodars of the hills and the mangroves of the coasts, the trees of India are the soul of our land and its people. Our memories and myths, our songs and superstitions-- our land's trees are an inextricable part of all of them. Great Trees of India contains a selection of stories that are Ruskin Bond's love letters to the trees that give this country its unique character. Let the master storyteller's sensitive and warm prose transport you to afternoons spent under cool shade, with birdsong in the air as dust moats float in dappled sunlight-- one of the timeless pleasures of life!
Author Biography
Ruskin Bond is known for his signature simplistic and witty writing style. He is the author of several bestselling short stories, novellas, collections, essays and children's books; and has contributed a number of poems and articles to various magazines and anthologies. At the age of 23, he won the prestigious John Llewellyn Rhys Prize for his first novel, The Room on the Roof. He was also the recipient of the Padma Shri in 1999, Lifetime Achievement Award by the Delhi Government in 2012 and the Padma Bhushan in 2014. Born in 1934, Ruskin Bond grew up in Jamnagar, Shimla, New Delhi and Dehrad
